Real Madrid vs Liverpool Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 22/05/2018, 08:31  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 28/05/2018 at 03:25 in Champions League Predictions

Real Madrid may have lost their La Liga title this season but come into this game as World club champions and looking to win the Champions League for the third straight year as they face Liverpool in Kiev. Madrid are by no way unbeatable though and have already lost twice in the Champions League this season losing to Tottenham and Juventus. They have only kept three clean sheets on their way to the final and two of those were against APOEL Nicosia.  They are in good scoring form though, even though Ronaldo hasn't been risked since an injury picked up soon after they reached this final with a semi-final win over Bayern Munich. Real have scored at least twice in their last seven league and cup games and this should be an open final if ever there was one.

The defending champions take on Liverpool who score lots of goals themselves but also have a defence that can't entirely be trusted. In the early part of the season they were conceding plenty of goals and they weren't thinking of a Champions League final at that stage. The arrival of Virgil Van Dijk has helped them but there is still the feeling that top sides can expose their defensive problems, as was the case with Roma in the semi-final. They do of course have their awesome strike force headed by Mo Salah and just how Real cope with him on Saturday is a major key to the end result.  This could go either way but the worries over Liverpool's defence sways the balance in favour of Real Madrid winning the trophy again.